Solomon Ehigiator Arase | |
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18th Inspector General of Police | |
In office April 2015 – June 21, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Suleiman Abba |
Succeeded by | Ibrahim Kpotun Idris |
Personal details | |
Born |
Sapele, Delta State, Nigeria |
21 June 1956
Nationality | Nigerian |
Alma mater | |
Occupation | Police Officer |
Awards | National Police Medal (2013) |
Solomon Ehigiator Arase (born 21 June 1956) is a retired Nigerian police officer who served as the 18th Inspector-General of Nigerian Police, the position to which he was appointed after former President Goodluck Jonathan removed his former boss Suleiman Abba in April 2015. Solomon is a Fellow of the Nigerian Defence Academy.
Arase retired from the force on June 21, 2016. On June 21, 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Ibrahim Kpotum Idris as Acting Inspector General of the Nigeria Police Force.